The relationship between corporate social performance and earnings management

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-334

  Gargouri, Rim Makni ^a   Shabou, Ridha ^a   Francoeur, Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 79551521854     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjas.178     Document Type: Article

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